Citation

Viki GT, Chiroro P, Abrams D. Violence Against Women 2006; 12(8): 789-800.

Affiliation

University of Kent, United Kingdom.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801206291663

PMID

16861333

Abstract

The role of hostile sexism in accounting for rape proclivity among men was investigated using a sample of Zimbabwean students. Participants were presented with either an acquaintance rape or a stranger rape scenario and asked to respond to five questions about the scenario designed to assess rape proclivity. As expected, a significant relationship between hostile sexism and rape proclivity was obtained in the acquaintance rape but not the stranger rape condition. These results replicate previous research and suggest that hostile sexists are more likely to express their hostility toward women in situations where such behavior might be perceived as acceptable.

Language: en